I’m Really Playing Basketball

Indianapolis, the training facility where the Chinese team is based.

Chen Xiao, who was standing in front of Yao Ming with her hands behind her back, was staring at Yao Ming.

"Da Yao!"

"Little Chen?"

"Dayao!!"

"Xiao Chen??"

"Dayao!!!"

"Little Chen???"

"big……"

"stop!"

"Xiao Chen, did you suddenly have a problem here?"

After Yao Ming interrupted Chen Xiao, he blinked and pointed to his head.

Something is wrong!

Chen Ling smiled and sat down beside Yao Ming.

Then use his pair of 'I'm curious! ’ The big eyes looked at Yao Ming curiously.

"Then Dayao, do you think there is nothing wrong with you here?"

"of course not!"

"It shouldn't be, after yesterday's game, so many media in the United States are touting you, don't you feel it at all?"

"No."

Yao Ming frowned and shook his head, but looked at Chen Xiao very seriously and asked, "Xiao Chen, can't you see the current problem of our team?"

"what is the problem?"

"It is said that a strong team will be 'hot and die'. The strength of our team and the popularity are so high, isn't that a problem?"

"Our team is very strong and the heat is high, isn't it normal? What's the problem?"

"Do you think we are strong?"

"Isn't it? When I didn't play, we only lost to the US team by 30 points. In the 2000 Olympics, we lost to the US team by 47 points, right? This year, our strength is super strong, right?"

"No, Dayao, USA TODAY said that if I play, the difference in strength between the Chinese team and the US team will be less than 15 points."

"..."

Seeing Chen Xiao's natural appearance, Yao Ming really wanted to slap himself.

In yesterday's game against the US team, his outstanding performance was also shocking, causing many media in the United States to follow FIBA ​​to praise him and the Chinese team.

This made the Chinese team, which was originally on fire, almost burn out now.

I thought that Chen Xiao should be a person who has seen the world in the United States. He is often praised, and he can be regarded as a humble soldier who has been tested by sugar-coated shells.

Unexpectedly, Chen Xiao was sober.

Not walking like other players in the Chinese team is floating.

But this is always in front of me, let me, the only sober person on the team, float with the others, what's the matter?

"Xiao Chen, we are in danger now!"

Yao Ming grabbed Chen Xiao's shoulder and said very seriously and cautiously.

"Dayao, be confident, we are very strong now!"

Chen Xiao grabbed Yao Ming's shoulder and spoke more seriously.

"Come on, Dayao, brag with us, don't separate from the crowd, don't frown, let's be happy together!"

"..."

Seeing Chen Xiao like this, Yao Ming laughed awkwardly in an instant, no, he smiled wryly.

"Desperate!"

The whole world is in despair!

Yao Ming felt the grievance of the great poet Qu Yuan for the first time.

Facing Chen Xiao's crazy sugar-coated attack, Yao Ming refused.

Even if I starve to death, even if I jump off the Conseco Stadium, I, Yao Ming, will never brag or float!

Even if the whole world is drunk and I am awake alone, I still want to be a handsome man who is awake alone!

If you brag, just brag, anyway, I don't see it.

snort!

a.

Still in Indianapolis, where the Chinese team is based.

Looking at the only 'giant' in the team who was concerned about the country and the people, and who had a deep hatred, he finally couldn't stop Chen Xiao's stubbornness, and joined the Chinese team's 'Blowing Bragging' and 'Comparing to the Wind' legion.

The head coach of the Chinese national team, Faye Wong, felt a little turbulent at this time.

He can be regarded as an old man who has been in the Chinese basketball world for N years.

In this World Championships, the Chinese team did not have Wang Zhizhi and Liu Yudong. Yao Ming was in charge, and the team was not so harmonious. How could he not see it?

Although this year's Chinese team may be the strongest in history, with a luxurious lineup of two NBA lottery picks, in the history of international basketball, it is rare except for the US team.

But the team's internal problems are a double-edged sword.

This year's World Championships is Yao Ming's battle for the top position.

If the Chinese team's performance in the World Championships is excellent, Yao Ming's position will be stable, and he will be successful in 2002.

If the performance of the Chinese team in the World Championships is poor, Yao Ming, as the core of the main pusher, will have to bear the responsibility. Is Yao Ming ashamed to take the position now?

Therefore, although such speculation is not good for people, not everyone will hope that the Chinese men's basketball team will perform well this year.

In the current World Championships, and even the men's basketball competition in the Asian Games a month later, the Chinese team led by Yao Ming is not so stable.

If the Chinese team led by Yao Ming performed poorly in two consecutive tournaments, and Yao Ming wanted to take the top spot, then wait until he becomes famous in the NBA and truly becomes the number one player in Chinese basketball. At that time, it may be 2004.

That's the problem with the team right now.

Some players can't do it without working hard, and it's impossible to make some people work hard [Note 2].

Faye Wong hopes that Yao Ming can solve this problem by himself.

As the leader of the team, it is his responsibility to let the team's hearts work together.

However, if Yao Ming is serious, he is serious, and if he has a sense of responsibility, he has a sense of responsibility, but his performance is still too much.

He is the leader of the national team, he takes most of the responsibility of the national team, that's right.

However, he can't take all the responsibilities, his body will be very tired, and his heart will also be very tired.

Qu Yuan is great.

But Qu Yuan's colleagues will never really like Qu Yuan that much.

Why are you awake and we are all asleep?

As long as you are serious, we are all lazy?

As long as you worry about the country and the people, we are all villains who get by, waste?

Yao Ming was still young, so he didn't realize his problem, which didn't surprise Faye Wong.

But the problem is that Chen Xiao, who is younger than Yao Ming, has discovered the key to the problem of the Chinese team.

Not only found it, but also solved it!

Looking at the laughing young man with his hands on his hips and his head up among the players of the Chinese team, Faye Wong appreciated it from the bottom of his heart.

"Ms. Zhang, Xiao Chen, you are amazing!"

When Wang Fei entered the national team in 1985, Mr. Zhang was the coach of the national team, and this teacher shouted appropriately.

How else can I say that Mr. Zhang is a figure with all-hands and eyes in the Chinese basketball world.

This is really not bragging, don't be fooled by his 'kind' and 'reasonable' appearance.

This is a real boss!

"Dayao, bragging, isn't it much happier? I'll carry some of the pressure on Dayao, Brother Ba, some, Xiaoduzi, and Xiaozhu, and it will be easier if I carry it."

"When we really can't carry it anymore, it won't be too late for you to carry it."

"..."

Yao Ming opened his mouth wide and stared at the cheerful young man in front of him in a daze. He was so eloquent that he couldn't speak for a while.

"Dayao, I was poor since I was a child. I don't know much about the principles. In the eyes of rich and noble people, I don't have much quality. Impossible not to understand."

"Anyway, the cowhide is blown out, so many reporters are watching, it's really going to be blown out, and everyone will have to make up when they go out, haha." [Note 1]

"..."

Xiao Chen, are you a devil? !

Such a naive expression can actually say such vicious words!

No, I seem to have blown it just now? !

Careless!

For a moment, cold sweat broke out on Yao Ming's back.

Chinese people want to save face.

How much face do you want?

Just ask the Passat with the broken A-pillar, the price-added aluminum to steel, and the large-displacement to small-displacement Mercedes-Benz.

The kind of face-saving.

Face is more important than life!

Yao Ming is Chinese, and of course he is no exception.

"Brother Yao, don't worry, we are one now, everyone wins together, and loses together, this is what Xiaotai said!"

"Who is Xiaotai?"

"Your future Heat teammate, Dwyane, Wade."

"..."

It seems that he is also a little villain!

Yao Ming, I feel a little sad for a while...

On August 29, 2002, in Indianapolis, the whole world seemed to be immersed in the atmosphere of "Basketball Comes Home". 【Note 3】

In other words, in the 2002 World Championships, although the top players of the US team, Duncan, Iverson, Kidd, Carter, Kobe and other players were not there, a group of "second-rate" players came.

But on the international team side, there are really big names.

For example, Yugoslavia, the second favorite to win the championship, has five NBA players, Divac, Stojakovic (Kings), Jaric (Clippers), Drobniak, Radmanovic Odd (Sonics).

The third favorite Chinese team has three NBA players, Yao Ming (Heat No. 1 pick), Chen Xiao (Nets), and Battelle (Nuggets).

For another example, Spain also has Pau Gasol and Carlos Navarro, and Argentina also has Ginobili and Scola, two players selected by the NBA.

It can be said that with the development of world basketball, although the US team is still strong, the development of international basketball is also quite rapid.

Almost every strong team has at least one NBA player, even a star, such as Nowitzki of the German team, Kirilenko of Russia and so on.

In the past, the US team always made people invisible.

But now, with the development of international basketball, it seems that the US team's buttocks can not only be seen, but also touched.

"I hope that during my tenure, there will be an international team that beats the US team!"

Cheng Wanqi, who was just elected as FIBA ​​president in Indianapolis on August 26, was looking forward to the opening ceremony of the World Championships, watching the US team, which is still extremely strong even if it is a second-rate team.

At this time, no matter whether it was Cheng Wanqi who was looking forward to it, the eternally proud American team players, or the excited and excited American fans on the sidelines, they didn't know what a magical World Championship this time would be.

In the corner, Ginobili, Scola, Peja, Nowitzki, etc., these players who are considered to be only supporting players, looked at the players of the US team with their eyes shining.

That's the look to fuck them!

Of course, among these people, the light in the eyes of a certain Chinese boy must be the brightest.

At this point, no one knew the storm had started.

At this time, no one knew how huge this storm was...

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Note 1: Yao Ming himself said about going out to wear makeup. After the 2002 World Championships, Yao Ming said in an interview.

Reporter: How are you going to celebrate your birthday? (September 12 is Yao Ming's birthday)

Yao Ming: Hiding in the house and sleeping, do you still have the mind to go out? I heard that people in China are scolded all over the world, and they have to put on makeup when they go out. No one knows the makeup of the football team. I am such a big man, no matter how I look, I will definitely be recognized at a glance.

From Yao Ming's answer, it can be seen that Yao Ming's "emotional intelligence class" hadn't achieved great success at that time, but his mouth was really vicious and his IQ was really high. While mocking himself, he also mocked the 2002 World Cup "score a goal and win a game , the Chinese men's football team qualifying for the group.

Fortunately, the national football players may be a little bit smart about arrears, and they didn't understand the meaning of Yao Ming's words. Otherwise, it would really be a bloody storm, and the football and blue battle would start here.

In the 2002 Men's Basketball World Championships and the Men's Football World Cup, the two men's national teams are really a perfect match, and the empty numbers are very consistent. One is "Sit Eight Watching Three" and the other is "Score a goal, win a game, and qualify for the group." , The final result is also quite skinny, ha ha.

Note 2: In the 2002 World Championships, Pug’s performance was very interesting. In games that the Chinese team could not win, Pug’s performance was really strong. He played against the United States and Germany. For some underdogs that China must win, Bago played quite averagely.

In the end, the Chinese team performed poorly, and there was a lot of criticism in the country. The God of War became the blame man, Yao Ming delayed his promotion, but Ba Ge himself put it all aside.

Dayao is a smart man, some things can be seen without telling the truth. In 2004, Ba Ge was so strong. If it hadn’t been for Datang’s disappointment, he would have almost lost the national team. Pug was never selected for the national team again.

In 2015, Bago held a very grand retirement ceremony, and almost all Chinese basketball bigwigs attended.

Only Dayao was not invited.

The words of a family may not be true, everyone just taste it carefully, and treat it as a story.

In 2002, if Bago went all out in the right year, and if the general incident did not happen, would the Chinese team also be part of the storm?

In fact, China did not lose much to the United States, 65 to 84, and the Chinese team once led by 12 points in the first quarter, and it was always leading in the first half, until Yao Ming had a foul crisis...

Note 3: Before basketball became a worldwide sport, it was a game in Indiana, and Indianans love basketball.

ps: To write this book, the fisherman really rummaged through various materials and news or gossip, although I know it is a thankless task, haha.

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